Propolis tincture has been used since ancient times. Alcohol tincture has antiseptic (antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal), wound healing, analgesic, antipruritic, deodorizing, antitoxic and antioxidant effects, relieves vascular spasms, reduces blood coagulability, stimulates the body’s protective reactions and tissue tissue regeneration (regeneration), stimulates metabolic processes. All these properties in the complex contribute to faster healing of the affected areas.
Most often, propolis is used as a 20 percent tincture in 70 or 96 degree alcohol. How to make propolis tincture, we will now tell you: 20 g of purified propolis is crushed, placed in a dark glass dish, filled with 80 ml of alcohol, then tightly closed and mixed thoroughly for half an hour. Insist from a week to 10 days (it depends on the specific disease), while shaking daily. Then the tincture is placed in a cool place (refrigerator) for a couple of days for settling (it is impossible to shake), then it needs to be filtered through a thin layer of cotton wool, which is put into the funnel. It turns out a yellowish-brown liquid, which can be stored from one month to a year, the shelf life depends on the time of infusion, concentration and other factors. Tinctures and other concentrations are used for some diseases. Note that the substance remaining on the cotton wool after filtering cannot be used; it must be discarded. Propolis tincture is usually drunk for a month or more, for this reason it can be prepared in large quantities, for example, 100 g of product per 400 ml of alcohol. In the case when you need to prepare 5% propolis tincture , you should take 5 grams of propolis for 95 ml of alcohol. Tincture has a peculiar, very pleasant smell. It tastes bitter. Tincture is applied to the affected area with a cotton swab. And when dried, a thin film forms, which protects the lesion.
Propolis tincture: application for the treatment of hair loss
As a means of treating total or nesting hair loss, a 30 percent tincture in 96-degree alcohol is used. To do this, rub it daily into the skin.
Propolis tincture: use for the treatment of inflammatory processes of the vagina
With erosion, inflammation of the cervix or vagina caused by pathogenic microorganisms (streptococci, trichomoniasis, staphylococci, etc.), swabs soaked in 3 percent weekly tincture or douching are used. Tamponation or douching should be carried out daily, preferably at night, 7-10 days. The treatment effect is higher than with the use of traditional medicines. And wounds that are difficult and long to heal after gynecological operations, heal faster and better after wetting the sore spots daily with 15% propolis tincture for alcohol.
Propolis tincture: use for the treatment of sinusitis
In cases where purulent sinusitis did not give effect, treatment with sulfanilamide drugs and antibiotics helped with a 10-percent weekly tincture of alcohol at 96 percent, which was introduced into the maxillary sinuses using punctures: from 2 to 5 punctures with breaks in a couple of days. Tincture can be diluted with distilled water in case of intolerance. Before use, the liquid must be carefully filtered and heated to body temperature. With purulent sinusitis at home, a 20 percent alcohol weekly tincture diluted in half with sea buckthorn, sunflower or any other vegetable oil is dripped into the nose; if the alcoholic liquid is very irritating, then a water decoction (20-30 percent) of propolis is instilled into the nose. And with a runny nose, a 20 percent alcohol tincture of propolis diluted with water in equal proportions is injected into the sinuses with gauze swabs soaked in this solution, or they are dripped with a 20 percent aqueous infusion, 5 drops at a time.
Propolis tincture: treatment of middle ear inflammation
Effective results in the treatment of inflammation of the ear are observed after the introduction of alcohol-infused 30 percent two-day tincture of gauze swabs into the ear canal. Tampons change every day, treatment lasts about 2 weeks. In the case of purulent inflammation of the middle ear, gauze swabs dipped in a 20 percent weekly tincture of alcohol are introduced into the ear canal. Tampons also change daily, treatment - 3 weeks.
Propolis tincture: treatment of tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis
Chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis and sore throats are successfully treated with 20-30% propolis tincture for alcohol, diluted with 1: 1 water sweetened with honey. In mild forms of inflammation of the oropharynx, daily lubrication of the sinuses of the nose and mouth is sufficient. And in severe forms, the liquid must be applied orally three times a day for a tablespoon before meals. For children, the dose is reduced depending on age. If children do not tolerate tinctures on alcohol, it is better to use water decoctions of the same concentration. With inflammation of the respiratory system of mild forms, you can use tincture of 2 tbsp. before meals three times a day; it is also useful to rinse with the same infusion and oropharynx. With bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia or inflammation of the kidneys, a 30 percent aqueous infusion of 100-200 ml is taken; to improve the taste, mix the infusion with a spoon of honey. The time of treatment depends on the nature and extent of the disease: usually from a week to two months.
Propolis tincture in the treatment of stomach ulcers
For ulcers of the duodenum and stomach, tincture in butter (unsalted) is used: 10 percent tincture of alcohol, infused for three days, mixed with butter (10: 1 ratio), bring to a boil, filter hot in gauze and take with milk or water three times a day, one hour before meals, 25 drops. The treatment lasts 20 days. This tincture helps some people better when it is made not on butter, but on sea buckthorn oil.
Taking advantage of this drug, it must be remembered that it is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance, acute eczema, the presence of allergic reactions to beekeeping products.